2015-16 American Opponents Announced

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Interesting. It's a shame we only get Temple once for our RPI.

http://theamerican.org/news/2015/5/20/MBB_0520155519.aspx

[LA_Mustang]

No home game against Temple really sucks.

[ponyfan37]

Seems Cincy, UConn and Memphis got the best deals. So the best team in the conference gets screwed?

[blackoutpony]

In an ideal world, we would get ECU and USF only once, and that's what Uconn got. Guess they're trying to keep them as happy as possible (makes sense).

I think UCF will be better this year, so I'd rather have them twice than some of the other bottom feeders.

[KWhiz77]

Whaaat? Why no Temple at home?!?! Ugh

[Grant Carter]

While last year they made a clear effort to have the top teams only play the bottom teams once, my understanding is that there is some rotation so that is not going to hold every year. There will be some year where we do not play UConn twice for example, if I understand correctly.

[blackoutpony]

Whaaat? Why no Temple at home?!?! Ugh

I'm sure their fans are just as annoyed that they're only playing us once (even though we beat them up last year). I mean hell, if a team with an RPI of 34 can't get into the tourney, they need all the RPI help they can get.

Dumb scheduling by the AAC. Screw "fairness", we need to build our brand.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I'm sure their fans are just as annoyed that they're only playing us once (even though we beat them up last year). I mean hell, if a team with an RPI of 34 can't get into the tourney, they need all the RPI help they can get.

Dumb scheduling by the AAC. Screw "fairness", we need to build our brand.

Exactly. I thought the original point of the unbalanced scheduling was to help the RPI of the top teams.

Who cares if you end up playing a team only once quite a few times until they show some competency?

Our conference continually gets screwed by the NCAA and we need to do all we possibly can to make this stop.

[blackoutpony]

I'm sure their fans are just as annoyed that they're only playing us once (even though we beat them up last year). I mean hell, if a team with an RPI of 34 can't get into the tourney, they need all the RPI help they can get.

Dumb scheduling by the AAC. Screw "fairness", we need to build our brand.

Exactly. I thought the original point of the unbalanced scheduling was to help the RPI of the top teams.

Who cares if you end up playing a team only once quite a few times until they show some competency?

Our conference continually gets screwed by the NCAA and we need to do all we possibly can to make this stop.

We'll keep getting hosed until we get someone on the committee. Basically until ESPN thinks it worth [deleted] about us not having someone there. Aresco doesn't seem to have a whole lot of backbone...

[ponyfan37]

SMU, UConn, Cincinnati, Memphis and Temple should all play each other twice.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

On the bright side, at least we don't have to play on that terrible UCF court this season.

[PonyTime]

Brightside - another trip to NOLA. Let's just hope it is on a weekend this time!

[sadderbudweiser]

Bright side: the one Temple game is in Philly. Works well for me.

[Mustangs35SMU]

So that would give us:

11/22 vs Yale
11/29 vs Brown
12/02 at TCU
12/08 vs Michigan
12/22 v. Colorado/Penn State/Kent State (Las Vegas, NV)
12/23 v. Colorado/Penn State/Kent State (Las Vegas, NV)

Date TBD vs Gonzaga
Date TBD at Stanford
Date TBD vs Unknown Opponent (Las Vegas Classic)
Date TBD vs Unknown Opponent (Las Vegas Classic)
Date TBD vs Central Florida
Date TBD at Temple
Date TBD vs Cincinnati
Date TBD at Cincinnati
Date TBD vs Connecticut
Date TBD at Connecticut
Date TBD vs East Carolina
Date TBD at East Carolina
Date TBD vs Houston
Date TBD at Houston
Date TBD vs Memphis
Date TBD at Memphis
Date TBD vs South Florida
Date TBD at South Florida
Date TBD vs Tulane
Date TBD at Tulane
Date TBD vs Tulsa
Date TBD at Tulsa

[RGV Pony]

So.. Two more games still yet to be determined?